Collapsible wheel for automobiles



L. G. NE VILLE.

` COLLAPSNIBLE WHEEL FOR AUTOMOBILES. 4APPLICATION FILED Nov. 4. I9I9.

1,359,827. Paltepa NIW. 23,1920.

L.G.NE VILLE.

ATTY's.

UNITED sTATEs PATE 'LoIs GEORGE mi:V VILLE, or TORONTO, onrnnmcnnnnn. f

f conILArsIBLE WHEEL ron .aUrOMOBrLEsL' ful Improvements in Collapsible Wheels for- Automobiles, of which the following is the specication. a

My invention relates tov improvements 1n collapsible wheels for automobiles, Vand the Object ofthe invention is to devise a colgether, the free endof one of the adjacentV felly segments providedy with a tongue lapsible Awheel from which thetire-can be vreadily removed, and repaired or replaced as occasion demands.

to construct a collapsible wheel that will not be liable to. rusting upand thusimpair A further' object is its eiciency. Y

My invention consists of a fellyV and tire carrying rim divided into four segments, two adjacent felly segments hinged toadapted to fit into a recess in one end of the next felly segment, a fourth felly segment, corresponding rim segments attached to the felly segment, bolts for securing the fourth segment to the adjacent segments, a hub, spokes rigidly securing the segment with a recess in one end to the hub, transversely hinged spokes swingably securing the two adjacent hinged segments to the hub, and a spoke so hinged that while securing the fourth segment to the hub the segment will be permitted to'swing out of engagement with the adjacent segments on release of the locking boltsl therefrom, all as hereinafter more particularly described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 represents an elevation of a wheel constructed according to my invent1on. f

Fig. 2 is a cross section thereof taken on the line 2-2,`of Fig. 1.

Fig.3 is an enlarged sectional detail show locking the fourth felly ing the means for segment to the adjacent segments.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional Y detail showing the hinge for connecting two felly segments together, and

Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional detail showing the tongue joint between two of the felly segments.

Like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the different views.

V1 and 2 are two segments of the felly suit- V Specification of Letters Patent. applicati@ alea Nove'mber 4, 1919.

ratentednov. 23,1920.

' serial No. 335,592.v Y.

ably hinged together by the hinge, 3. i 4 is a The free end of 'the segment 2'is provided-.with a tongue 5 shield covering the joint.

adapted, to. lit into a recess 6 in the felly segment 7. Y8 is the fourth segment of the felly provided with the locking bolts 9 and NT o FFIcE.f

10 which lock the `segment tothe adjacent Y segments 1 and `7. The said bolts are acv tua'ted-'by'the pinion 11/ engaging the racks -12 'andwlrespectively on the faces ofthe bolts 9 andlO. 14. isa shield covering the y tongue joint 5. I rlhe segments 1, 2,

the latter rim segment 18 havlngone bead 7 and 8 carry-respec-- tively the, riml segments 15, 18, 17' and 18,

thereofremoved aszshown in Figs. 2 and 19 kis the hub. 2O are spokes rigidly connecting the hub19 to the; felly segment 7. 21 are spokes hinged intermediately of their r7 5 length bythe bolts22, the inner ends of the spokes being secured tothe hub 19 and their outer ends hinged tothe felly segments 1 and 2 by the bolts 23.

the other end secured to the felly segment 8. The spoke is so hinged that the felly segment 8 can be swung outwardly out of i engagement with the fellysegments 1 and 7- when desired. 26 is a spindle on the 'pinion 11, extending-'through the s egment'rS and 4provided with the can then be disengaged from the felly segf Y ment 7V and the two felly segments 1 and 2 24 isxa spoke hinged intermediately of its length by the bolt 25,`

carrying the rim segments 15 and 16 can )e swung :inwardlyy and the tire readily removed. The bead `on one side of the rim segment 1 8 is removed in order that the ,l l

segment ,will clear the vinner bead of the tire when such segment isl Yswung outwardly.

Vhen the wheel is assembled and a tire thereon it will be rigid, and although the `felly and rim are divided into segments, it will achieve the Asame result as if the felly and vrim were formed integrally.

Although yI have described my wheel as lir Y yCil - length secured it will he readily understood that it Could he constructed oi'an'y suitable number of segments. f

VWhat l ela-im as my invention is:

l. In a collapsible Wheel for automobiles, a plurality ell lelly segments, corresponding rim segments attached thereto and means lior throwing one lelly segment and its corresponding rim segment out of the plane ofthe remaining telly rim segments for collaising the `Wheel. l j

2. In a Collapsible wheel for automobiles, a plurality of telly segments, Corresponding rim segments attached thereto, means 'for throwing ene felly segment and its corresponding yrim segment out of' the plane of the remaining telly rim segments for collapsing the Wheel and means Within the 'liellyV for normally securing the felly segments together constituting a rigid telly and rim.V

3. ln acollapsible Wheelfor automobiles,

a plurality of telly segments, corresponding rim segmentsattached thereto, a huh, spokes rigidly securing one telly segment to the huh, spokes hinged intermediately of their to the huh, and hinged at their outer enes to all the remaining telly segments except one, and a spoke hinged the swinging of vtl'iat intermediately of its length secured to the l segment out of the plane orp the remaining elly segments.

In a collapsiblewheelfor automobiles, a plurality of felly segments, corresponding rim segments attached thereto, two of the telly segments hinged together, the free end of one oi the hinged elly segments-provided with a tongne, one felly segment provided with a recess in one end for receiving the tongue, a huh, spokes rigidly securing the ellysegment havingthe'reeess inv one end to the huh, spokes hinged intermediately ot theirlength secured at their inner ends to the huh, and hinged at their outer ends to the hinged telly segment, a felly segment havingloeking means therein for connect,`

ing the same to onev of the hinged segments and to the telly segment having a-recess in oi i end-,and a spoke hinged intermediately ot its length secured tothehuh andv telly segment hayingthe looking means, and permitting the swinging of that elly segment out of theplane of thev adjacent elly segj Louis GnoReE'NE VILLE. 'i

ments.

lVitnesses GERTRUDE NICHOLSON,

J.y lV. Y. MiToHELL.

nih and one felly segment for permitting 

